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. 1993 Dec;83(12):1751–1753. doi: 10.2105/ajph.83.12.1751

The impact of a public health nurse intervention on influenza vaccine acceptance.

M E Black 1, J Ploeg 1, S D Walter 1, B G Hutchinson 1, E A Scott 1, L W Chambers 1
PMCID: PMC1694928  PMID: 8259810

Abstract

Public health clients in an Ontario community 65 years of age or older were randomly allocated to receive an intervention by a public health nurse during a home visit promoting either influenza immunization or safety measures. There was no statistically significant differences in influenza immunization rates between these two groups (56.1% vs 56.6%). Men were significantly more likely to receive immunization.

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